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WInspector

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Advanced shearography kit and a robotic deployment platform for on site inspecti...
Advanced shearography kit and a robotic deployment platform for on site inspection of wind turbine blades To achieve a thorough investigation for defect presence on a wind turbine blade, close inspection is required. This implies either trained staff tied with ropes on the blade or dismantling and transferring the blade in a workshop... To achieve a thorough investigation for defect presence on a wind turbine blade, close inspection is required. This implies either trained staff tied with ropes on the blade or dismantling and transferring the blade in a workshop environment. While blade dismantling is scarcely used because it requires very long downtime, human inspection also involve a relatively high delay. A solution to this problem is to utilize specially designed platforms that can reach the blade and implement faster inspections on site. However, current systems are not very agile or cannot reach close enough to the blade in order to use a high quality nondestructive technique. Hence, they are mostly used to carry out mere visual inspections. To deal with the aforementioned challenge, our team will commercialize WInspector. WInspector consists of an agile robotic platform able to climb up the wind turbine tower and deploy an advanced Digital Shearography kit that carries out the inspection of a blade at a depth of up to 50mm. Users of WInspector benefit through early detecting emerging defects unseen in a visual inspection performed by competing solutions, with a significantly lower downtime for the WTB, and free of dangerous human labor. We have tested and validated the capabilities of WInspector in relevant environment and based on feedback received by wind farm operators, including project participant Gamesa and Iberdola (who has supported us in writing for this application), we are now ready to take the next steps and complete product development allowing us to bring WInspector into the market. Our vision is to grow our businesses by €19.88 million in gross sales by 2023 and keep growing at 58.8% annually from 2023 onwards. Through our business growth, we will create 181 new jobs. It is our strong belief that the Fast Track to Innovation Pilot is the ideal financial instrument for us to accelerate the procedures required for commercialization. ver más
31/05/2019
WRS MARINE
3M€
Duración del proyecto: 40 meses Fecha Inicio: 2016-01-19
Fecha Fin: 2019-05-31

Línea de financiación: concedida

El organismo H2020 notifico la concesión del proyecto el día 2019-05-31
Línea de financiación objetivo El proyecto se financió a través de la siguiente ayuda:
FTIPilot-1-2015: Fast Track to Innovation Pilot
Cerrada hace 9 años
Presupuesto El presupuesto total del proyecto asciende a 3M€
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